Instructor, CC; Public Health

Position: Instructor, CC (Public Health, 0082261)
Description

Title:

Instructor, CC (Public Health, 0082261)

Position Number: 0082261

Hiring Unit:
Health Education

Location:

Kaua'i Community College

Date Posted:
February 18, 2026

Closing Date:
March 6, 2026

Salary Information:

C2A, minimum $5,536/month

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Tenure Track:
Tenure

Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Other

Conditions:

Full time, 9-month, general funds, to begin approximately Fall 2026, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. Renewal of appointment contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Position may be converted from 9 to 11 months or 11 to 9 months based on operational needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Teach in-person and online courses related to public health writing skill development, public health research methods, global health, social & behavioral sciences, health equity, social justice, indigenous health, and other public health topics to community college and early college students and public health professionals.

* Plan and establish new courses and programs.

* Advise and mentor public health students.

* Participate in student recruitment and retention efforts.

* Serve on departmental and university committees.

* Provide service to professional and community stakeholders as relevant to the individual's academic specialty.

* Perform regular course assessments and participate in ongoing discipline-, program-, and institutional-level assessment.

* Participate in discipline-, division-, campus-, and system-wide committees, as well as relevant partnership initiatives between Kaua'i Community College/University of Hawai`i and the Hawai`i Department of Education.

* Maintain appropriate office hours for each course taught.

* Work collaboratively with other Kaua`i Community College faculty and staff.

* Day, evening, Early College, and/or distance education classes may be assigned as part of regular workload. May be assigned operational or off-site instructional duties as part of regular workload.

* Commitment to community college principles and philosophy;
The College strongly emphasizes the "open door" concept and serves a multicultural student and community population.

* Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Master's degree in Public Health; or

* Master's degree in Epidemiology; or

* Master's degree in Health Policy and Management; or

* Bachelor's degree in Public Health and Masters degree in a related field (Nursing, Public Health, Psychology, Social Science, and all Biological Sciences); or

* Master's degree in Nursing and 3 years of Public or Community Health experience; or

* Doctor of Medicine (MD) and 3 years of Public or Community Health experience; or

* Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and 3 years of Public or Community Health experience

All degrees must be earned from an accredited institution and met by the effective date of appointment. If qualified applicants are not available, others will be considered on an Acting Instructor basis.

Desirable

Qualifications:

* Established record of effective teaching to college students through classroom and/or distance education modalities.

* Demonstrated ability to develop new courses and/or programs.

* Experience applying innovative teaching techniques in courses.

* Demonstrated ability to conduct active research through peer-reviewed publications, grant proposals, and/or other scholarly products in public health writing, public health pedagogy, and/or health equity.

* Familiarity with public health applied learning experiences.

* Demonstrated interest or experience working in multicultural, multiethnic, and various settings/populations.

Application Submission

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents.

1) Graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (Copies of transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted. Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.) Transcripts…